Home Internet Jobs Reviews – Legit or Scam?
Home Internet Jobs (www.HomeInternetJobs.org) by Kelly Andrews is a website that promises folks a new business opportunity. She claims that she can show you how to immediately start making money from home in any economic circumstances.
After you read the sales page, which describes how Kelly miraculously came across Home Internet Jobs and is now using it to make a fortune, you will get to the real business opportunity.
HomeInternetJobs.org is just another website pitching the “Auction Listing Agent Certification Program.” This work at home opportunity has been previously featured on many websites under varying titles and with different spokeswomen.
What websites like Home Internet Jobs do is simply act like a portal. They charge you anywhere from $47 – $197 to essentially train you on how to sell products on eBay using a drop shipping service. This is where you list items for sale on eBay that you never actually have to buy, store, or ship.
You’re only responsible for the listing and marketing of the item- the drop shipper that you sign up with handles the rest. In the past these types of sites would recommend that you sign up with DOBA as your drop shipper but Home Internet Jobs suggests you work with a company called Shopster.
So How Does This Really Work?
The first issue with this opportunity is that they don’t tell you that you’re going to need to invest more money. When you go to Shopster to set up your ecommerce website chances are you’ll spend more money; there’s an option to create a free account but that only allows you to place 25 items in your online store.
Most people end up upgrading to one of the paid accounts to get access to more merchandise. The cost for paid plans ranges from $39.95 all the way up to $249.95 a month, depending on how many products and amenities you want your online store to have.
The other problem with Home Internet Jobs is that they make it seem that all you have to do to make money is list items on eBay. They even say that you’ll make $5 for every item you list. In reality you use your Shopster site to sell these items on eBay.
Any profit you make will be the difference between how much the item costs and what it sold for. On top of that, Shopster takes an additional 5% fee on all products sold. Considering the already low margins on eBay this definitely eats away at your profits.
So is Home Internet Jobs/Shopster a Scam?
First off, selling on eBay and the drop shipping industry are legitimate. It’s the way that they’re presented by Home Internet Jobs that raises some red flags. In all the years that Auction Listing has been around as a training program it has continually generated poor reviews and complaints from customers.
Even with this new program not much has changed; if you Google Shopster you’ll find posts on many consumer complaint sites from dissatisfied members. Many people claim that it’s very difficult to make money on Shopster because the so called wholesale prices are actually higher than many retail stores.
If this is true then you really have no shot at succeeding since people come to eBay specifically to look for good deals. If you do decide to pursue this business you can open the free account at Shopster just to check it out and hold off on purchasing the Home Internet Jobs course to save yourself money.
Update: As of 9/25/2010 Home Internet Jobs is also doing business as “Work at Home Training Institute,” while this is not proof that it’s a scam a company frequently changing names is a red flag.
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September 17th, 2011 at 5:00 am
I ordered the package in hopes of making an extra income from home because I am disabled, and am a single mom. I was guaranteed my money back if not satisfied. You guessed it. Have made many requests for my refund, but they don’t even answer your requests. You are just basically ignored. Don’t buy into this program, if you do, then you are also losing out just like me and others have. Their customer service rep told me I needed another $2000 to $3000 to invest in order to get help to start up. I don’t have it.
May 2nd, 2011 at 9:10 am
I have called several times to cancel-they credited my account, then they debit my account again the next month. I am going to contact “The Better Business Bureau” if I don’t get something done very quickly.
April 23rd, 2011 at 11:37 am
I want to cancel my membership
March 25th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
I really am disappointed in the work at home program with Kelly Andrews it was nothing like it was suppose to be. Then shopster wanting more money was even worse. I was lookin to make money not line their pockets. My husband is an over the road truck driver and I was looking for a second income so that he might be able to stay at home longer when he came in once a month. I was also putting down payment on our first home, well needless to say thats not happening anymore. Someone explain that to my seven yr old.
March 22nd, 2011 at 12:36 pm
I am reporting these thugs to the Better Business Bureau. i strongly suggest you all do the same. This is illegal.
March 14th, 2011 at 12:08 pm
how do I get in contact with this company to get my $40 back they don’t answer phone just put you on hold for 10 minutes then automatically hangs up.
March 5th, 2011 at 11:26 am
I BOUGHT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A GOOD DEAL .BOY WAS I MISTAKEN, I CAN’T EVEN GET BACK INTO THE WEB SITE AND THE EMAIL THEY GIVE YOU IS BOGUS .DON’T BUY THIS PRODUCT ITS A SCAM…!!!
February 7th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Hi, I probably paid way to much for a year of coaching to learn e-commerce and Internet Marketing. I dont have a clue about it …hardly not knowing what a blog is. I paid 2700 dollars for Robert Allens EWI program. Do you think that I paid way to much to learn the basics for what Im doing? Jeff Draper/Canada
February 4th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Please people always research and investigate any business that you invest in because the scams that are on the internet out weighs the legitimate ones. If you have lost your money to one of these scams my advise to you is to call your bank, inform them of the fraud after the refund that the bank gives you close your account and then reopen another one.
January 30th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
I really don’t want to get into this. I want my money back.
January 19th, 2011 at 9:11 pm
I am trying to get out of this endeavor. My Husband wants the money back and does not want me working on the computer from home. I have talked with Justin once and had a voice mail from him. I left a voice mail back for him. I need to not get into this business endeavor. Please just send back my money and we can part friendly. I am sorry for thinking this was something I could get into.
January 17th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
I have also been scammed by these people. Money has been taken from my account even though it said transaction was declined because of address issues. They did respond via email and claim transaction was declined. I know the money has been taken out of my account. I questioned their system being a scam. Interesting customer service – here is their response:
PERHAPS ITS NOT A SCAM, PERHAPS IT IS THAT YOUR SEEING IT INCORRECTLY ON YOUR STATEMENT OR IT HAS NOT REFLECTED ON YOUR ACCOUNT AS OF YET.
THANK YOU,
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Home Internet Jobs
877-816-9444
January 7th, 2011 at 8:20 pm
i logged into this but iam unable to understand what to do i found a missing 47$ from my account can u please say what i need to do for getting my money back
December 17th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
UPDATE: It appears that this company uses a third party marketing company, which is the information listed previously. However, for anyone wishing to contact the company directly, here is their actual direct contact information:
Email Address Contact
support@homeinternetjobs.org
Phone:
Toll Free (877) 816-9444
Local: (435)634-6480
Mailing Address Contact
555 S Bluff Street
Suite 101
Saint George, UT 84770
December 17th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
While I cannot rate this program since I did not sign up for it I will tell you what I think. This is simply a company making money off people not knowing how to get the information themselves for free. That does not necessarily make them a scam. HOWEVER, if they are misrepresenting themselves when they do this then that is a problem. Don’t waste your money on them. Beware that these people will also hunt you down if you have a resume posted online.
You want to know where they are and who is behind it all? Here it is. This is the physical address of where they are registered. They operate several “businesses” from this address.
2338 Immokalee Rd Ste 300 Naples, FL 34110
Companies at this address:
* Financial Health Coach, L.L.C.
* Hedgehog Marketing, Inc.
* Midas Touch Marketing, LLC
* Preforeclosure Coach, Inc.
* R.E. Training System, L.L.C.
* Tewis Enterprises, LLC
People at this address:
* Angela N Tewis
* Angela Tewis
* Angela Whited
* Claude Whited
* Ryan E Tewis
* Ryan E Tewis
* Ryan Tewis
* Tina Whited
Anonymous says:
October 19th, 2011 at 10:07 am
I’ve seen companies like this before. The address they’re at seems to be a mailbox store where people and companies can sign up for a mailbox similar to the Post Office but with a physical address. The mailbox businesses often have no way of knowing what their customers are up to with things like this.
November 11th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
I am just trying to cancel my subscription and get my money back.
November 10th, 2010 at 9:20 am
I really can’t rate the program since after reading this I decided to decline the offer. I just wanted to let others know that if you try to close the window they will offer $10 off the price. If you go back to the page but try to close again they offer the program for $1. Probably not the most reliable site given that the price goes from $47 to $1.
November 8th, 2010 at 9:57 am
Could someone please give me a number to call or a real email address to write to.
Thanks
Mary
October 26th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Internet at Home is a rip!!
I CANNOT BELIEVE I’VE GOTTEN RIPPED-OFF. THIS IS SO PATHETIC, I SWEAR, PEOPLE WHO DO THIS STUFF REALLY NEED TO GROW UP AND GET A LIFE. I AM SO PISSED! I SHOULD OF LOOKED INTO IT MORE, IT JUST SEEMED SO REAL. I’M MAD AND HIGHLY IRRITATED.! UGGHHHHH.!!!!!!!!!
The above is a repeat of an above post……Tells it better than I can!
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:57 pm
I want a refund Period. I was promised one over the phone coaching session and the money was deducted and now I can’t talk to a real person. THE RECORDING FOR TODAY FRIDAY OCT 22,2010, SAYS THEY ARE OUT OF THE OFFICE UNTIL MONDAY OCT 26,2010 DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. FOLKS I SMELL SOMETHING! I WANT MY MONEY BACK
October 3rd, 2010 at 1:18 pm
you know it is a scam when you try to exit their web page and a button pops up asking if you’re sure you want to exit.
September 29th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
For Joyce and anyone else looking for contact info for this program to get a refund. The email is support@homeinternetjobs.org and there is a phone number to on the contact page 1-877-485-5983.
Thanks Tracy
P.s I wish I had looked into this more as well.
September 28th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Thank you, This info helped. I decided not to purchase from homeinternetjobs.org and just visited shopster.com
August 30th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
I purchased the Auction Listing Agent program and there is no way you can make money with this program. I have been emailing them for my refund as they guarantee but the email they give from the merchant Dot Com Creations is not a good email address and they do not give a phone number. If anybody has a correct email address for this or a phone number please let me know and email me. This is a horrible program. You go through shopster and they do not have the best marketable products. Anyways you do not make money with this program. I need good information so I can get my refund back. Joyce Harrington
August 23rd, 2010 at 6:05 pm
I CANNOT BELIEVE I’VE GOTTEN RIPPED-OFF. THIS IS SO PATHETIC, I SWEAR, PEOPLE WHO DO THIS STUFF REALLY NEED TO GROW UP AND GET A LIFE. I AM SO PISSED! I SHOULD OF LOOKED INTO IT MORE, IT JUST SEEMED SO REAL. I’M MAD AND HIGHLY IRRITATED.! UGGHHHHH.!!!!!!!!!
I REALLY HOPE WHOEVER IS DOING THIS WILL LOSE EVERYTHING…ROBERT,JUST CALLED ME STATING MY STUFF DIDNT GO THROUGH AND YATTA YATTA. ANYBODY OLDER, MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME OUT, CAUSE, IM ONLY AN 18 YEAR OLD. BTW JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH ROBERT, I HAVE HIS NUMBER, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO DO SOME INVESTIGATION ON THIS GUY. HE COULDN’T OR DIDN’T EVEN WANT TO GIVE ME HIS LAST NAME!
August 20th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
I’ve also tried Shopster. Been there for about 4 months now. I didn’t really have time to work on the free store that I got for the first two months, so it wasn’t surprising that I didn’t earn for those months. I finally started doing my categories, the content and adding products last month. I had my first sale after a week. It wasn’t much because I don’t really know how to price products yet. I got one more order this week. So I think it has potential. I’ve earned even if I didn’t spend anything.
August 13th, 2010 at 9:59 am
I have setup an account even after reading some reviews, what I saw was reviews from over 2 yrs ago almost zero from the last 12 months. I spoke to both companies which are not the same company and got feedback. That said I thought a trial with shopster was worth it for only $40. I have been on it now for 2 weeks and I have made some money and find it could be a great tool to make some part time cash for me. It might not make me rich but I do not feel its a scam at all!
Jim